The following opinion was released by the Louisiana Supreme Court on September 9, 2008:
Louisiana v. Anderson (Johnson, J.). Affirming conviction for first degree murder and sentence of death. The Supreme Court held that the statutory definition of mental retardation for purposes of an Atkins claim, which definition requires onset by age eighteen, was […]
This morning, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held en banc arguments. As Chief Judge Edith Jones commented prior to the first argument, it was the first and only time the current crop of judicial clerks will witness en banc arguments; this was the first en banc sitting since May 15, […]
The following opinions were released by the Louisiana Supreme Court on May 21, 2008:
Burmaster v. Plaquemines Parish Government (Calogero, C.J.; dissenting opinions by Victory, Traylor, JJ.). The Court held that 2006 La. Act 545 — which purported to retroactively provide immunity to public entities for claims brought pursuant to La. Civil Code arts. 2317 […]